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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1903)
I TH E M A R TIN ’S FEED STORE The best assortment and largest stock of FILD SEEDS in the County. We make a specialty of Seeds, and can give you full information as to mixtures, and how and when to sow, &c. Cahoon Seeders for sale. M a r t i n ’s S e e d S t o r e , Pacific Ave , Foiest Grove. A B B O T T (& SON Owing to the fact that our space must be used for a new and complete-stock of Jewelry, Clocks and Holiday Goods We have decided to dispose of as much of our stock, now on hand, at an - - - EXTREME LOW FIGURE - - - Don’t fail to call on us, inspect and price our goods. We can undoubtedly save you money. FOREST GROVE, - - OREGON. Largest Clothiers in the Northwest Portland, Or. Shopping b y Mail ! T h e supreme showing in Fall and W in ter Stock of M en and Boys' high-grade apparel, now complete No matter what your fancy may be, Suit, Raincoat, overcoat, Hat or Furnishings, the store is here to serve you. W e show more than any two stores in the N orthw est-better, too, it style is a factor. Send for Samples, Prices and rules for self measurement. A. B. Steinbach & Co. COUNTY make butter and feeding two calves. The cows fed themselves in the pas ture, so the milk money was practi cally clear profit, but by a little atten tion the flow of milk and the test would both have been increased; 776 pounds tested 4 per cent, which brought $ 1.20 a hundred, and 707 pounds ran 3.9. Hauling cost 73 cents. John F. Fisher died at Beaverton to day o f typhoid fever. He had been mayor of his home city several times and for 25 years had resided in Ore gon, having brought up a large family. He was prominent in Masonic, Grange and G. A. R. circles. Claus Jesse, a prosperous farmer, whose postoflice address has been Mountaindale, but since the establish ment of Rural Free Delivery Route No. 2 a patron of the Forest Grove office, wasln town Monday and secured Roy Quick, a brother o f Emmett one o f the much-coveted mail boxes Quick, died at the Good Samaritan hos which were in so much demand. He pital in Portland last night and will be buried at Tillamook, where the funeral raised 40 bushels to the acre of fine wheat and is well satisfied with the will occur Tuesday. The next semi-annual reunion of the season. Mr. Maler, o f the same neigh- Washington County Veterans’ Associa borhod, accompanied him. Last Friday's earth trembling is said tion will meet at Beaverton on Thurs day, Oct. 1, at 10 o’clock A. M. A full to have been from St. Helens, and pre attendance is requested. William dictions are made that the old moun Leach, President. 18-19 tain will soon become an active vol A Thatcher patron o f the Forest cano. The annual teachers' institute for Grove condenser for August received a check for $16.39 for five cows, be Washington County will be held at sides having milk for his family and to Hillsboro, Oct. 28-30, and one o f the in structors will be Supt. L. R. Traver, of Salem, who at one time taught at Beaverton. A t the State Fair at Salem Wash ington County’s exhibit is considered in the front rank, and the first pre mium will probably either come here or to Polk, Linn or Marion. The dis play is mainly of grasses and forage plants, including 16 feet corn’, though some fine fruit Is also shown. Heidel £ Son prepared the exhibit. ' Last year Heidel £ W all made the prepara tions. which resulted in a first prize THIRTY YEARS AGO the advent of the for Washington county, and two years ago Heidel £ Jackson had charge, get ting 3rd position, though in point of appearance it was easily first. created the typewriter industry. Washington County has a flax ex EVER SINCE the Renaingtoa has been hibit, but only in its harvested condi the recognized lead« mnn| / tion; also shows a Great Chile squash writing machine.. ^ that wstatM 1*25 pduhtT*. abotft' which TODAY its supremacy is unquestioned. Heitfet * i Bon are eonrpNlnltiir'“be SOLID MERIT la the (oandataan o t its cause they had to bring It- W*hfre * 11 enduring rule. was more than two-thlrfifc grown. The/ have timothy 6 V 4 feet tall, -and toma REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY 327 Broadway, New York toes six inches in diameter. There Is" too a sample o f vetch nine feeM ong. the product o f thé first cutting, and REMINGTON T Y P E W R IT E R CO., another sample nine feet long, the * 249 8U rk S t, product o f the second cutting this sea- Portland, Oregon. A Record of 30 Years 1873 1903 R EM IN G TO N W ASH ING TO N '' C O U N TY NE Y r WS, FOREST GROVE, OR., SEPT. ON THE CAMPUS. Opening exercises o f Pacific Uni versity were held Wednesday morn ing in the college auditorium. New faces were especially in evidence, as 1 many of the old students will not re Wanted— All the people in this vi turn for several days. Rev. Mr. Belknap, of the local cinity to call at Roe £ Buxton’s and inspect one o f the most complete lines Methodist Church, led the devotional of furniture, selling at the lowest services, after which Presi lent Ferrin welcomed the students with a fow ap prices, in the county. • He emphasized The Oregon Agricultural Experiment propriate remarks. Station, at Corvallis, after testing 30 the necessity of hearty co-operation specimens of clover grown from seed between faculty and students and inti secured from all parts o f the world, mated that the faculty would do ev dcelared that Oregon clover led the erything in its power to promote all world, and Oregon’s best clover is from worthy undergraduate enterprises. I Supt. Cephas Clapp, a member of Washington county. Hoppickers.— Foster, the Cornelius the board of trustees, made a short merchant, will be with you with all address. His subject was the moral side o f college life, and he mentioned kinds of supplies. • Rev. Arthur Spleiss, pastor of the honesty as the all-important standard First German Lutheran St. Paul’s o f student conduct. In the course of church near Sherwood recently had his remarks Mr. Clapp took occasion a call to Amboy, Blue Earth county, to throw cold water on intercollegiate Minn. His congregation, however, football, to which he is radically op wished him to stay and so he will posed. He announced that the board of trustees had seriously considered remain in Washington county. forbidding intercollegiate football at Free.— Call at Abbott £ Sons and get sample bottle of Silver Cream— Pacific this year. That his sentiment a polish for all sorts of ware. It has in this regard is not that of the stu dents was evidenced by the loud ap no equal. • Byron Lamont was yr.rd boss at An plause which greeted President Fer derson’s yard (the former D. C. Stew rin when he added that the board had art place) two miles southwest of decided to take no such action. W ith the exception o f Mrs. Raley town. About 75 were picking, and and Miss Chase, instructors in the finished last Tuesday with about 43,- musical department, and Miss Lance- 010 pounds. I will be at the hop yards with field, assistant in the academy, all of gloves and anything you may need. last year's teachers have returned. Mr. Emmel, of last Spring’s graduat Foster, the Cornelius merchant. * The Greenville hopyards had a little ing class, has been engaged as assis mold, but not enough to hurt, and the tant instructor in biology for the com yield was good, better than last year. ing year. Professor and Mrs. Chapman are to Moore had about 12’ acres, and Herb have charge of Pacific Conservatory. Bros, (the old Kirtz yard) 15 acres. Free.— Call at Abbott £ Sons and Everything possible has been done to get sample bottle of Silver Cream— make their department complete. Pro a polish for all sorts of ware. It has fessor Chapman has had much experi ence in teaching both piano and vio no equal. * Thatcher hopyards, Susbauer’s aud lin. He graduated at the American the old Haines yard, were light, but a Conservatory, and studied with such little more preparatory work would masters as Maurice Rosenfeld and probably have brought them up to the Jacobssohn in this country and Tive- dor Nachez abroad. standard. Wm. Davis’ yard had a Mrs. Pauline M iller Chapman, who good crop, but hardly up to last year. will have direct charge of the pupils John Buchanan near Cornelius, had a in vocal music, is a graduate of the heavy crop and the yard was a splen Chicago Conservatory and has appear did sight. McPherson had 42,800 lbs., ed in concert with Signor Marescalchi larger by a fifth than last year. and Max Heinrich. She sang the aria Go to John Anderson for cleaning from the opera Der Freischutz with and repair work on ladies’ and gent’s the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and clothing. * was vocal soloist for Bernhard Liste- Harry West, of Scappoose, a neigh mann’s String Quartet. bor on the Columbia county border, took 3rd and 4th places at the State Anirpa* Story Por Fair in the champion butter cow con L ittle FolKs test, with his Jerseys, Gascilla and Empress of Sunnybank. A day’s milk determined the contest and the win ner showed 1.9840 pounds butter fat in 48.4 pounds milk, second 53.7 milk and 1.9310 butter, and the „uird 43.3 milk The caterpillars’ dance was the big gest thing that the caterpillar family and 1.9304 butter. hnd given for many and many a long A nice upright piano, also a Chick day, and you may rest assured that ering square piano, for rent. Inquire not one of the invitations that were at Bazaar. * lent out was thrown away. When the fiddlers had just begun Next Sunday, Sept. 20. is the 52nd to fiddle and the dancers had lined up anniversary of the establishment of the Rebekah degree of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the ladies’ branch of Odd Fellowship. The grand sire and the state president have issued proclamations instructing the Rebekah lodges to fittingly observe 18, 1903. PAGE 8EVEN Do yot* Want to be Shown son. Mr. Heidel says the third crop is now five feet tall. The sightseers Jo not wonder Dr. Withycombe, himself a Washington county man, goes into ecstasies over the greatness of Oregon as a producer of feqd for livestock. the best values ever offered in men’s and boy’s clothing, furnishing goods and blan kets? If so, write at once for complete illustrated cata logue and price list, or call on JOHN ANDERSON our agent at Forest Grove, who has our complete line of samples Suits and Over coats $8.50 & up w e NEWPORT Salem Woolen Mill Store, a ‘ S tro n g est O vercoat I > 1. e I d 85-8T t e ., TH IR D STREET, PO RTLAN D Hats Hats Hats! The finest line Forest Grove. of Ladles’ Hats in New Fall Styles and a nice new stock o f the latst fashions and patterns of Millinery goods. Como in and see four yourself. Get your old hats made as nice as new. Ribbons, Feathers, Trimmngs, etc. M rs. Á. E. Dixon’s Main Street, Fore Grove i fin Caterpillars Ball the occasion. For Sale— A fine ten-acre tract of land, one mile from Forest Grove. Enquire Wash. Co. News, or J. P. Wagner. *15-18 Hugh Smith has been pulling poles at Hutchcroft’s yard, 3% miles from North Yamhill. Hops in that vicinity are better than usual and the pickers have ben making good money. One girl for nine days’ work lacked 20 cents of averaging $2 a day, while a woman there has been earning $3.50 a year. The Bee H ive Racket Store for your fancy notions at lowest prices. • DEATH OF ROBERT AITO N. Mr. Robert Alton, who had been suf fering with Bright’s disease since April 1st, passed away very peacefully at his home south o f Cornelius Friday night. Sept. 11. 1903. aged 81 years. 8 months. 11 days, and was laid to rest in the Cornelius cemetery Sunday, Sept. 13. Rev. Mr. Cleitio. of Cornelius, conducted the funeral services, which were held at the residence at 2 o ’clock. Mr. Alton was born In .Lanarkshire, Scotland, the thirteenth of a family of sixteen children. H e came to America about 1844 and has lived in Washing ton county quite a number o f years, coming here from the State of Wash ington. During the time o f the Civil W ar he married a Miss Cornelia J. Halloek. who preceded him to the grave tw elve years ago last August. Of the five children born to them two surtivB, iflllia m 8 . and Alida J. Alton, wlf$ #hofii he Resided and who aftdhd- ‘ed hhn faithfully during tfls old age and last illness Lumber.— W e are prepared to de liver all kinds'Of undressed lumber on short notice. Stock on hand at prices reasonable. Call or write Shipley MHls, Banks, Or. • VAN C O liii & BANKS Meat Market« Here to stay and Choicest Meats. Beat. Beef, Meats of all to sell you Mutton, kinds. and Freeh Fieh. Pork, We guarantee Satis a c & t x b p i l l a r .” a n h w k u b p EARTHWORM. mk an the floor for the first grand waits, who should come along but Mr. Earth worm. "On!/ caterpillars are admitted here,” ?aid tile chief doorkeeper. •■Well. I'm a caterpillar,” answered !r r-trthworin, and he looked offend "What kind o f a caterpillar?” asked l.c. doorkeeper. “ I'm ¡1 baldheaded caterpillar,” an w red the earthworm promptly. S;i they decided to let him In any way. and soon be was in the hall and dancing with the prettiest lady cater pillar there. But one of the little caterpillars dropped 11 piece of chewing gum on the floor, and right In the midst of the whole Affair Mr. Earthworm slipped on It, and down he went in a heap on the floor. Everybody cried “ Ohr' for they thought that be must have been hurt bfet tie sprang up quickly enough and was ready to keep on dancing But. wonderful to relate, the earthworm got up wrong end foremost ami I e-gun to dance around npaide down, for you know that one end of an earthworm looks as much like his head as the oth er. But the caterpillars knew tbe d if ference. and they all thought that he must be a ghost. The (ady caterpillar» screamed, srtd the gentlemen cater- plllars Jumper! out o f tbe window, and that ended tbe big bell, except that when Mr. Earthworm started to go home a crowd o f caterpillar policemen eanght him and sent him to Jail for three summers for bis badness. Moral.—Don't go where you don't b* long.—Chicago Tribune Call on West Side Square. Main Street " i ’ m 8alt Lard, Sausage faction and nice treatment. ua. the Always handle the Forest G ro ve GRONER & ROWELL CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Bovflh and Dressed Lumber, BricK Bvildinfl BlocKs and Drain Tile«*«* A ll K indi of Lumber on Hand. Good Stock at all Time* to Select Prom• Write for Prices. SCHOLLS, OREGON S. Chowning & Co. Mill One CAN FURNISH Mile From Dilley ON IM M EDIATE NOTICE LUMBER AS FOLLOW S: ...2x12, rough, per M ......... .. .$7.50 2x 8, rough, per M ................ 7.50 2x 6, rough, per M ......... 7JO fct g>, iper M X . (P 4x1*, any length, pee SA i iW i' 8JS 1x10, any length, par M ' . . . . . 88-00 vorfi lx 8, any length, per M . . . . . 8.00 1x 8, fencing, per M ................ 8.00 1x 4, fencing, per u ‘ A .............. 8.00 Surfaced and finishing lumber o f ail kinds, price* $9 to $1X. W e h a v e * « hand all kinds. W rits or call at the Chowning store, Dilley. - ------------------ - .................. ■ ,r d * * * uun 4iiiWO(|n? Sdì a nd Had« U tlrf* ' - —